Chapter 114 – #110 Meeting With Chairman Kang
‘This is where the KUC president and Seol-ah’s family live…’
I raise my head and look at the huge building.
A stone floor installed straight in front of the entrance, a fence installed high in the sky, and a gate that looks relatively small.
The garage door slides open, and the car enters smoothly.
In the meantime, Seol-ah changed her underwear and clothes and sprayed her with perfume.
It’s to get rid of the smell of sex from your body.
“I’ll sprinkle Seohoo too.”
“No. It’s okay. I have this.”
A special product made by Dohyang.
Curiosity rose on Seol-ah’s face as she sprayed it.
I smell the surroundings of my body with my nose and smile pleasantly.
“He’s a good person. Who is he?”
“My secretary. My hobby is growing plants. He’s so unusual that he even has a Ph.D. In that field.”
“Oh, then please introduce me too. Doesn’t it smell great?”
Come to think of it, there were a lot of plants in Seol-Ah’s office.
She may also be interested in this side like her hometown.
I replied that I knew and got out of the car through the door Yeon-hee opened.
Then, he followed the two of them into the yard.
‘It’s a typical Pyeongchang-dong design.’
A structure in which buildings are wrapped around the central yard.
Still, a randomly created garden on top of a two-story building caught my eye, not sure if it was very old.
And there was an old man sitting there… Seeing as Seol-ah and Yeon-hee bowed their heads as soon as they saw him, it seemed that the old man was Chairman Kang.
And Seol-ah proves my thoughts.
“I’m back, Chairman.”
“Yes. It must have been difficult today, but you worked really hard. Next to you?”
“This way…”
Even though I should have prepared in advance how to introduce it, I can’t say it right away.
Capturing that, I took a step forward and introduced myself.
“This is the person who decided to invest in KUC Foods this time.”
“Hmm. Investor… But why is that person with my daughter?”
The afterword was omitted, but the meaning would be this.
Why would such a person appear with his daughter at this time?
‘That goes home too.’
At that moment, Seol-ah came to my side and crossed her arms.
That alone didn’t need any further explanation.
The old man stared at me for a moment and then gestured. It means rise above.
“I’ll go right up.”
Following Seol-ah and Yeon-hee, they enter the building.
The previous space was a place where a balcony was renovated to create a garden, and in order to get there, we had to move through the interior.
Under the yellow lighting, a hallway with various furniture and luxurious artworks greets us.
I went through them one by one.
The two women slowed down as if to be considerate of me.
‘As expected, it’s different because it’s a well-to-do house.’
The feeling is different.
Usually, the atmosphere of a well-to-do house is of two types, either modern or antique.
It depends on the personality of the owner of the house… The house as a whole had an old-fashioned feel.
It must have been because of Chairman Kang’s age.
‘Still, compared to the teacher’s home, it’s weak.’
But. Should I have compared things to compare in the first place?
“Sir Seohoo.”
“Yes?”
“How is our house?”
As I silently looked at the surroundings one by one, Seol-ah tightened her arms and asked,
Because of that, I got a lot of trouble. Huge breasts pressed against my arms, giving my lower legs an instant burst of vitality.
It’s a really good heart to feel at any time.
I calmed my son, who was about to raise his head stiffly, and answered her question.
“It seems that the chairman’s taste has been reflected a lot.”
“That’s right. Every corner of the house was designed by the chairman. Oh, except for my room and the children’s room.”
Then, suddenly, he speaks as if he thought about it.
“Come to think of it, you haven’t seen us yet, right? Chairman, I’ll introduce you right away.”
“Yes.”
The one that Seol-Ah is talking about is Hana Im, who is her daughter’s side among her two troubled children.
A skinny kid who goes to the club every day and plays with holes.
Originally, I was planning to work on it separately… But now that it’s like this, let’s revise the plan.
I climb the stairs carefully, touching the wooden handrail with my palm.
After passing through the round part of the headdress and entering the hallway again, within a moment, I could see an old man who was immersed in contemplation while looking at the full moon.
A person with gray hair that is very short and neatly arranged.
Overall, he has a good appearance because of his size, and although he may be Mr. Kang, his face shows a stubbornness that cannot be discerned whether it is stubborn or hard-hearted.
Even when we appeared, he was only looking at the night sky, and after the secretary announced our appearance, he turned his head and stared at us.
“Chairman, this is the young lady.”
“Bring the tea.”
“All right.”
Yeon-hee and the chairman’s secretary disappear together.
With the permission of the chairman, Seol-ah and I sat on a bench installed in the garden.
It was a bench, close to a sofa, and it was soft enough to make me feel drowsy just by putting my butt on it, but I tried to clear my mind and focus on the old man in front of me.
The chairman staring at me.
The shape of the eyes between the wrinkles examines my appearance.
The silent observation continued for a while. The moment Seol-ah wiggled her fingers, as if it was uncomfortable, the secretaries appeared with tea and carefully set it down on the tea table between us.
“I have something to say to these two, so please move away for a moment.”
“All right.”
Once again, the two secretaries avoid their seats, and the heaviness and desolation that settles accordingly.
After Seol-ah could not stand this atmosphere, she opened her mouth.
“President…!”
“That’s right. You’re an unusual human being.”
“Yes…?”
Regardless of whether or not my daughter made an incomprehensible expression, the chairman opened his mouth, keeping an eye on me.
“How old are you this year?”
“Forty-three.”
“Heh heh. Somehow he said he was too calm for a young person.”
The old man gave him an interesting look.
I don’t know if touching his chin is a habit that appears when thinking about something, but after touching his chin like that for a while, he carefully opened his mouth again.
“Even so, it’s still surprising… What are your parents doing?”
“They’re both dead, and I’m alone.”
“I’m sorry. What did your parents do when they were alive?”
“My mother was a housewife, and my father was just an ordinary office worker.”
As I answered, I glanced to the side, and it caught my eye that Seol-ah was also paying attention and curious about my answer.
It seems that I accepted the warning not to investigate me before and put it into practice.
“But you came to our company to invest this time?”
A slight suspicious glance is added.
Old man says
“Are you self-made?”
“I’m not a self-made man. It’s just that someone who cares about me gave me a lot of money.”
“Heh heh. How much did you give me to invest in the company… Maybe it’s because I’m old, I can’t understand it with my head.”
At that time, the woman who fell in love with me clung to me and answered the old man’s question instead.
“This is the person who has been contemplating whether to invest 100 billion won in our company this time, Chairman.”
“100 billion?”
The old man’s eyes twitched slightly.
Even if you thought it might be a scammer for a moment, you must have discarded that possibility after thinking of Kang Seol-ah’s thorough personality.
Well, maybe the country is like that too.
100 billion is not a dog’s name.
The old man, who was touching her chin again, asked me carefully.
“Could you possibly know the name of the person who gave you the property?”
However, Seol-ah, who was next to her, raised her voice to stop her.
From the first meeting with me as a guest, I thought it was too rude and excessive interrogation.
“President!”
However, the truth comes out when you investigate anyway.
I thought about it for a while and then just said it.
There’s nothing good about messing around with my past.
“This is Kang Tae-baek. My hometown is less than 10 minutes away from here…”
But before I could finish my words, the old man jumped up from his seat.
Then he laughed out loud and suddenly apologized to me.
Haha. That’s right! If it’s him, it’s possible! Cancer!”
“Do you know Master?”
“Everyone knows. There’s no one who’s been in the industry for over 50 years who doesn’t know him. He said he gave away some of his property to someone at the time, so someone said that… It was you? Haha. My daughter is a really nice guy. You brought it!”
A bewildered expression appeared on Seol-ah’s face at the sudden change in the chairman’s behavior.
When you doubt and ask, when will you praise now…?
“What was your name?”
“This is Seohu.”
“Yes, Seohoo. I apologize for what I just did. This is so… I don’t want to be a tight-fisted father like everyone else, but after having a strange son-in-law, my worries always come first. Please, this time is just for my daughter’s happiness.” Think of it as your father’s heart and forgive him.”
“Of course. If I had a pretty daughter like this, she would have done more than the President, but never less.”
“Sir Seohoo… Really…”
Seol-ah lowered her head.
She must have never thought that she would openly praise her in front of her father.
He immediately called his secretaries to prepare the food.
The situation that made it so simple to have a late night snack.
But one problem arose.
Four seats were set, but the owner of one seat did not appear.
“The one is?”
“Looks like they haven’t come in yet.”
“Hmm…!”
The media is in a noisy state once over the issue of Seol-ah’s son.
Thanks to that, everything the son official had been hiding was revealed.
In that situation, the daughter’s problem was revealed this time…
“Are you still in and out of the club or something? Tsk tsk. Send it to me when you get home.”
“Yes…”
Seol-Ah, who had been happy that her father had recognized the man she had brought with her until just now, had her shoulders drooped.
It was so pitiful to see all of her children grabbing her ankles and slipping in the wind, despite her best efforts.
I’m going to lose a lot of energy… Let me help you.
I tried to change the topic lightly.
“Ugh…”
“Seohoo? Are you okay?”
The spirit of the dead woman immediately changes, and she asks in a worried voice.
There is no more gloomy expression on her face.
Only me is reflected in her eyes.
Big. This is the power of love
A magical effect that makes you forget all your anguish!
“Ah. It’s okay. Don’t worry.”
“Tell me if it hurts a lot, okay?”
“Yes.”
The old man watching us quench his thirst with water and then quietly opens his mouth.
“I also heard from the secretary earlier. That bastard came to the company?”
“Yeah.”
“What do you plan to do?”
Seol-ah’s eyes flashed.
She smoked her flesh and grinded her teeth.
“How do you do it? I’ve secured the CCTV footage. I’ll give you a shot right away.”
Hearing that, the old man silently shook her head.
As if she knew that. Or it seems to be right.
But it’s not an easy thing to think about.
Currently, KUC is now barely putting its feet on a large company.
No matter how much the fault is on that side, if you touch the eldest son, you should consider that this side will also be retaliated.
And unless they are on an equal footing, Seol-ah will suffer more damage.
‘That’s the immutable truth of human society.’
An unreasonable ecosystem in which those with power are forgiven even when they make mistakes, and those without power collapse even without doing anything wrong.
I squeezed Seol-ah’s hand and shook her head.
“Don’t do that. It will only hurt your company.”
“But…!”
“Seol-ah. Your son-in-law is right. It’s better not to.”
Then Seol-ah’s eyes flashed open.
Not because her own opinion was rejected, she was surprised by the old man’s choice of words.
“Four, four, son-in-law… President… That has yet to be decided…”
“Hmmmm. That’s also true. I’m sorry. Things get impatient when you get older.”
I bow my head lightly to the president who apologizes to me.
“I’ll just assume that you’ve taken good care of me.”
“Heh heh. Thank you.”
It’s been amicable enough.
She enjoys a hearty meal with her two daughters.
***
“How are you, Chairman?”
The president remained silent in response to the secretary’s question.
The old man opened his mouth after contemplating for about 10 minutes.
“How do you see it?”
“Looking at the way he behaved, he didn’t seem to be intimidated at all. Rather, it was very natural.”
Huge company. Being invited to the CEO’s house and seeing the group’s president in person is a very nerve-wracking thing.
However, it is very natural, as if I have experienced this often.
“It doesn’t look like a scammer.”
“I can see it.”
Actions and leisure, but more credible than anything else is the story of an old man named Kang Tae-baek.
The fact that he donated more than 200 billion won of property is a fact that everyone who has been sitting on this floor for a long time knows.
However, because the press was controlled at the time, the truth was only published in a small corner of the newspaper, and even the newspaper company later disappeared, and the incident was quietly hidden in the memories of the old people.
“Shall we investigate separately?”
The old man nodded at the secretary’s question.
“You don’t need anything else. You just need to figure out the source of the money.”
It shouldn’t be difficult at all to check since he paid all the taxes and gave it as a gift.
The old man quietly closed his eyes and remembered the man he had just seen.
Her attitude of restraining Seol-ah’s actions to get revenge on her ex-husband, worrying about her and dealing with her wisely.
‘He’s a really coveted person.’
